Margaret Shelby
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Margaret Shelby | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Other names | Alma M. Fillmore |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1912–1924 |
| Spouses | Hugh Fillmore
(m. 1925; div. 1927)Emmett J. Flynn
(m. 1937; ann. 1937) |
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| Relatives | Mary Miles Minter (sister) |
Alma Margaret Reilly (June 16, 1900 – December 21, 1939), known professionally as Margaret Shelby, was an American stage and motion picture actress, daughter of actress Charlotte Shelby, older sister of silent film star Mary Miles Minter, and one of many public figures noted in the scandals which followed the murder of William Desmond Taylor in 1922.
Film career
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Born Alma Margaret Reilly
Although she was seen as pretty[2] and noted for having some talent as an actress, her film career was limited to supporting roles in some of her sister's films. By 1916, both sisters were quite famous and established a widely-publicized "hotel" for stray dogs on the ample grounds of their Santa Barbara, California home.
Her sister left the film industry in 1924, and Margaret took small bit parts in sundry productions.[3]
Personal life
She was briefly married to Hugh Fillmore, but they divorced in 1927.[4] With the coming of sound films in the late 1920s, her career ended. By the late 1930s, Shelby was suffering from both alcoholism and clinical depression.[citation needed] In March 1937, she eloped to Yuma, Arizona with Emmett J. Flynn, but this marriage was annulled two months later.[4]
On June 5, 1937 Shelby filed a lawsuit against her mother alleging financial mismanagement, claiming Charlotte had stolen $48,750 (roughly almost $2 million in 2007 inflation-adjusted terms) from a safety deposit box in a Los Angeles, California bank. A jury awarded her $20,000.[3] On September 13, 1938, she publicly accused her mother of having killed William Desmond Taylor in 1922. Shelby's sister had an unrequited infatuation with Taylor, beginning in 1919.[citation needed]
Death
Margaret Shelby died following a long illness in 1939, aged 39.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1912 | Billie | Billie | |
| 1916 | Faith | Laura | aka The Virtuous Outcast |
| 1917 | Peggy Leads the Way | Maude Greenwood | |
| Her Country's Call | Marie Tremaine | ||
| Environment | Mildred Holcombe | ||
| 1918 | Wives and Other Wives | Mrs. Craig | |
| Rosemary Climbs the Heights | Wanda Held | ||
| 1919 | A Bachelor's Wife | Genevieve Harbison | |
| The Intrusion of Isabel | Lois Randall | ||
| The Amazing Impostor | Countess of Crex | ||
| 1920 | Jenny Be Good | Jolanda Van Mater | |
| 1928 | Clothes Make the Woman |
See also
- Ella Margaret Gibson
References
Notes
- ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ http://www.assumption.edu/acad/ii/Academic/history/His130/twenties/Taylor/MargaretShelby1920.jpg[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Mary Miles Minter". Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2006.
- ^ ProQuest 103005423. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
Bibliography
- Janesville, Wisconsin Daily Gazette, News Notes From Movieland, October 23, 1916, Page 6.
- Los Angeles Times, Film Slaying Witness Dies, December 23, 1939, Page 1.
External links
- Margaret Shelby at IMDb